Troy husband, wife beaten to death

A husband and wife were beaten to death early Wednesday at their Lansingburgh home and police are looking for two men driving a blue 2013 Ford Escape SUV registered to the address.

Relatives identified the dead couple as Michael Allen Lockrow and his wife, Marie.

Lockrow worked as a landscaper at the city’s Frear Park Golf Course and his wife was a nurse employed by the county.

“He didn’t deserve this. He was a people person. He would be the dog in a room full of dogs with his tail wagging,” said Joe Reilly. He said Michael Allen Lockrow was his youngest sibling.

“Marie was a sweetheart and an old-fashioned girl who took good care of my brother,” Reilly said.

Several relatives gathered outside the trailer home as d 2nd ave btwn 110th 111th etectives continued to investigate. Veteran officers described the crime scene as among the most savage they have seen.

An official familiar with the investigation said the killings appear to be the culmination of a family dispute. Michael Allen Lockrow was found dead at the house and Marie Lockrow died en route to the hospital.

Police were called at 2:40 a.m. to 709 First Ave., near 120th Street, for a disturbance and found the pair severely beaten.